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Recent Examples of animators
The France-India-Sri Lanka co-production was filmed in Sri Lanka’s Knuckles Mountain Range, while the mysterious satellite and other effects were also created by animators in Sri Lanka.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
The museum traces California’s rich history from the late 19th century to the present through artworks by leading California Scene artists and Hollywood studio artists and animators.
—Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
And McGriff heads the CineOdyssey Film Festival, which is entering a new phase this year focusing on animation, and specifically Black animators.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Premiere on iPhone, says Adobe, will be offering the same creative power that filmmakers, designers, animators and YouTube creators already have on their desktops and laptops for producing commercials, music videos, films and viral content.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Skipping a week between episodes gives the writers, animators along with the crew and voice actors a little bit of breathing room.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The event will serve as a national marketplace where Thai filmmakers, screenwriters and animators can pitch directly to production houses, content investors, distributors and streaming platforms from Thailand and abroad.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Here’s the first job on this list to dip below six figures in median salary, which is $99,800 for animators.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The team of up to 20 animators produced an average of four seconds of animation a day.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
The museum traces California’s rich history from the late 19th century to the present through artworks by leading California Scene artists and Hollywood studio artists and animators.
—Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
And McGriff heads the CineOdyssey Film Festival, which is entering a new phase this year focusing on animation, and specifically Black animators.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Premiere on iPhone, says Adobe, will be offering the same creative power that filmmakers, designers, animators and YouTube creators already have on their desktops and laptops for producing commercials, music videos, films and viral content.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Skipping a week between episodes gives the writers, animators along with the crew and voice actors a little bit of breathing room.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The event will serve as a national marketplace where Thai filmmakers, screenwriters and animators can pitch directly to production houses, content investors, distributors and streaming platforms from Thailand and abroad.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Here’s the first job on this list to dip below six figures in median salary, which is $99,800 for animators.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The team of up to 20 animators produced an average of four seconds of animation a day.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animators
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For investors, the combination of profitability, attractive valuation relative to peers, and long-term growth drivers in AI security make FTNT an attractive candidate.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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The greater drivers behind continued transfer spending are the Premier League’s more lucrative overseas deals.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Following his inauguration, the president directed federal agencies to refuse to recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States without at least one parent who is an American citizen or a lawful permanent resident.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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All available agencies in the region are responding to assist with SAR and hazmat assessment and clean up, a county emergency management official told ABC News.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Many tech companies thrive with top-down leadership and linear management—clear directives from the founder to executors, without middle layers slowing or distorting the vision.—
Jonathan Low,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, Epstein’s executors also agreed to pay $105 million to settle a civil case brought by the USVI’s attorney general.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many long-term spacecraft, such as the Mars rovers Curiosity and Perseverance, use radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) to provide power.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Building an entire luxury hospitality offering around the concept of tourists seeking bad weather was a gamble, and the hotel didn’t draw much storm-season interest at first, despite generators ensuring the power stayed on.—
Alexandra Marvar,
AFAR Media,
23 Sep. 2025
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Naming an interstate war based on the state in which the war is fought – while omitting the name of outside instigators – implies the culpability of that state.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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One of the main instigators, Starboard Value, is back for more.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Wisconsin offers residential solar incentives in the form of a $300 rebate for residents who install solar panels through the Focus on Energy program, as well as a property tax exemption on the value to the home added by solar panels.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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This multiyear deal is reportedly valued at least $215 million over nine years and includes a $75 million stock award plus royalties, incentives, and equity.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, one of the biggest challenges is designing catalysts that are durable and efficient enough to meet the demands of such heavy-duty applications.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bad Bunny's residency boosts Puerto Rico's economy His residency in San Juan not only broke records in sales and attendance, but also became one of the most powerful economic and cultural catalysts the island has seen.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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There’s so much stimuli that I get really pumped doing it.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, perhaps one of its greatest strengths is the use of smart materials that respond to external stimuli.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Animators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animators. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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